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Author Changing Cambelt
will_doyle
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
no wonder people never learn out


if my dad fcks up it will cost me £500+

or the car will prob be a write off
flybikeslee
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9th Oct 09 at 20:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do it yourself. as long as you can hold a spanner, you can do a cambelt
will_doyle
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob E
Change the pulley and tensioner as well as the water pump. There is no point putting a new belt on and with a worn out pulley or tensioner, it will cause just as much damage as a snapped belt


any Idea how much those 3 things will cost me?

ta
will_doyle
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Belt, £75!!! expensive?
Ben-B
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
Belt, £75!!! expensive?


not really, that looks to have the bottom pulley and the tensioners so seems a good deal.
Nic Barnes
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just have a go. whats the worst that can happen?
AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
just have a go. whats the worst that can happen?


will_doyle
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cant find water pump on there
will_doyle
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
just have a go. whats the worst that can happen?




write my car off?
Nic Barnes
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write it off? wtf?
will_doyle
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was he saying whats the worst that can happen if my cambelt snaps?
Nic Barnes
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i dunno, was he?
Lynny
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Me and a mate swapped cars last year, neither did us know that on both cars, the belt and water pump were on the way out. On mine I got them changed soon as I realised, and only cost couple hundred for parts and labour, my mates got left after getting a wrong diagnosis of the problem, belt went, he's had to get a new engine fitted, which has cost him a fotune!
_Allan_
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Cambelts are overated tbh. Leave yours off Will and borrow a pair of your mums best nylons. Quick, cheap and easy replacement
will_doyle
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
Cambelts are overated tbh. Leave yours off Will and borrow a pair of your mums best nylons. Quick, cheap and easy replacement


Will that work?



















*Is Will being serious?*
Whittie
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Tommy L
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
if my dad fcks up it will cost me £500+
It's ok just put it on your credit car...oh wait
harrisp
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14th Oct 09 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Instead of looking for parts online go to an actual motor factors and get a price for a cambelt kit and a waterpump, will cost about £100, then pay a mate to fit it or someone other than yourself. YOU will fuck it up.
N&S Autos
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cambelt kit is around 40 quid water pump will be no more than 30 and ur lookin at 1-2 hours labour id do the lot for 120-140 tops parts and labour cud even be cheaper

[Edited on 14-10-2009 by N&S Autos]
harrisp
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Cambelt kit for £40? mine was £80 from the cheapest place round here.
N&S Autos
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dealing with wrong ppl then lol
X16joeXE
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i did mine few weeks ago.
Parts cost as follows from CES:

cambelt-£17.07
Tensioner set-£37.50
waterpump-£18.24

so around the £79 mark for the lot.
will_doyle
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kk

thanks
Nic Barnes
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if you follow instructions in haynes, and tighten everything up to the specific torque settings for the bolts etc, then you cant go wrong. just take a hell of a lot of time over it, and if you are doing it yourself, see if you can get a mate who is a mechanic just to check it over after you have so you know its right.

haynes explains things very well. its how i taught myself to work on my nova years ago.
Baskey
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15th Oct 09 at 17:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dont even bother changing it if your not going to change to tensioner as well. Changing the tensioner is vital on these engines. I did mine years ago and from what i can remember there is a plastic one that gets mangled. Sure someone will correct me if im wrong

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